I was wearing veldschoens, but had no SOCKS.
"Reminiscences of a South African Pioneer"
W. C. Scully
They told him, when he desired to see the SOCKS and shoes last worn by the child.
"Stories of Animal Sagacity"
W.H.G. Kingston
"We must knit him some SOCKS," observed Mrs. Conover.
"The Rough Road"
William John Locke